Liverpool have confirmed the signing of England striker
Andy Carroll from Newcastle in a club record transfer deal, believed to be in the region of £35million.

Andy Carroll has signed a five-and-a-half year deal at Liverpool in a rumoured £35million move from Newcastle (Pic: Action Images)

Earlier on Monday, Newcastle confirmed they had accepted a bid from Liverpool for Carroll and had also reluctantly accepted the 22-year-old’s transfer request.

Carroll then flew down to Merseyside to undergo a medical and agree personal terms in a dramatic last-minute move which has paved the way for Fernando Torres to leave Liverpool for Premier League champions Chelsea.

A statement on the Liverpool website confirmed the news with only ten minutes of the January transfer window remaining.

‘ Andy Carroll has completed his transfer from Newcastle United to Liverpool FC and signed a 5 and a half-year-deal that will keep him at Anfield until 2016,’ the statement confirmed.

‘The club agreed a record transfer fee with Newcastle earlier in the day for the transfer of the England international striker.